polyhistor

[ pol-ee-his-ter ]

/ ˌpɒl iˈhɪs tər /

a person of great and varied learning.

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Also pol·y·his·to·ri·an

[pol-ee-hi-stawr-ee-uhn, -stohr-]. /ˌpɒl i hɪˈstɔr i ən, -ˈstoʊr-/.

First recorded in 1565–75; from Latin polyhistor, from Greek polyístōr “very learned.” See poly-, history

pol·y·his·tor·ic

[pol-ee-hi-stawr-ik, -stor-], /ˌpɒl i hɪˈstɔr ɪk, -ˈstɒr-/, adjectivepol·y·his·to·ry, noun

Groeningius announced a Polyhistor bibliothecarius in 1700, which was to deal with law after the fashion of Morhof's "Polyhistor."
A History of Bibliographies of Bibliographies|Archer Taylor
He has also pointed out that both Abydenus and Polyhistor mention this campaign against Babylon.
Discoveries among the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon|Austen H. Layard
The Aparanadius of the canon must be the Asordanes of Polyhistor.
The History of Antiquity, Vol. III (of VI)|Max Duncker
Polyhistor, pol-i-his′tor, n. a person of great and varied learning.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various

On the other hand, it may be observed, that the number of the early Chaldaean kings reported by Polyhistor is preposterous.
The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 1. (of 7): Chaldaea|George Rawlinson